Job Description

• Conduct and lead research and development projects on technology staging of advanced magnetic ePMR media including determination of specific product designs

• Responsible for advanced media development and technology roadmap for future generation HDD products. Oversee the integration of the new technologies in to the new product designs

• Lead research projects on advanced media development to explore design tradeoffs; reach decision and meet the product development schedules.

• Interface with test group, HDD team and Asia counterpart process teams to finalize & optimize product media configurations.

• Engineer must establish close collaboration with peers and must exercise creativity to enable progress in staging magnetic media development

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.S, degree in Physics, Materials Science, ECE or related field
• 3-5 years of prior experience in disk drive industry is highly desired
• The candidate should have a strong research background in Magnetic thin film media, thin film synthesis, magnetic material properties, advanced characterization and knowledge in magnetic recording
• Experience with statistical data analysis and Design of Experiment (DOE) is required
• Demonstrated innovation abilities, good written, verbal, interpersonal communication and teamwork skills

Additional Information

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